The only ones who should be doing so. China should start an investigation into the bidens. Also on the programme. The high court in belfast rules that a near total ban on abortion in Northern Ireland breaches the uks human rights legislation. The us is imposing 7 billion of new tarrifs on eu goods, as part retribution for the illegal subsidies paid to airbus. Scotch whisky will be one of the hardest hit. And Jason Donovan, dressed only in his pants, rushes to put out a housefire in london thats when Good Neighbours become good friends. Hello, im Michelle Fleury, Christian Fraser is in london. As with most nights recently, theres two big stories on both sides of the atlantic. More on brexit in a moment, but First Washington and the impeachment inquiry. It is just 10 days old yet new developments keep coming thick and fast. Today, Congress Hears from its first impeachment witness. Kurt volker was the special us envoy to ukraine until he resigned last week. Hes not a household name, but i
Also on the programme. Or if people believe that the chancellor announces billions of pounds of spending pledges in the end, it will be a detriment, at the conservative Party Conference then things can change centre stage a significant rise rather quickly. In the National Living wage. Greece says its planning to ease the burden on islands Sebastian Kurz returns which receive large numbers as the leader of austria, of refugees after a fire at a camp on lesbos killed the far right Freedom Party finishes third does it tell us something at least one person. New about populism in europe . Coming up in the next half hour as the far right Freedom Party finishes third in austrias snap general election, after a sharp fall in support, well be asking whether populism hello and welcome, in europe has had its moment. Im michelle fleury, in washington, has our politics gone beyond parody . And Christian Fraser is in london. Is it so surreal it is a measure of these it is beyond satire . Or are we mo
If syria wants to fight for their land, that is up to turkey and syria, as it has been for hundreds of years, theyve been fighting. That will be welcome news to the turkish ambassador to the uk, who has told this programme sanctions will not work and their operation in syria will be seen out to its conclusion. Sometimes the law does not mean that we are not right. Also on the programme to the frontrunner go the attacks. Elizabeth warren is the target at last nights democratic debate, but will it shake up the field . Harry dunns parents speak to the bbc about their visit to the white house and the shocking invitation to meet the woman involved in the fatal crash. Hello, and welcome. Im Michelle Fleury in washington, and Christian Fraser is in london. There is a lot happening on brexit this evening, a lot of it unfolding while we are on air. Deadlines have come and gone as borisjohnson continues to push for a brexit deal ahead of tomorrows eu summit in brussels. But as we speak, despite
Or confirm she had an affair with borisjohnson. Their friendship, she says, had nothing to do with the grants she got while he was london mayor. Hello and welcome im Christian Fraser in london, Michelle Fleury is in washington. Four years ago, the caliphate of the so called Islamic State stretched across a large swathe of syria and iraq. The group was busy murdering american and european hostages, its fighters had killed 138 people on the streets of paris. The americans turned to the kurds for help. And not only did they help to defeat the group, but today the kurds are guarding tens of thousands of defeated is fighters. But last night, President Trump turned his back on his kurdish allies, announcing that he is withdrawing the us soldiers from syria and will not be standing in the way of a planned turkish incursion into northeast syria. The decision has been slammed in washington. In recent weeks, the americans had persuaded the kurds to dismantle defensive positions, that were instal
Towns. Also on the programme. General motors faces its biggest labour dispute in more than a decade, two men who helped Rudy Giuliani as a strike by 50,000 workers invesigate joe who helped Rudy Giuliani invesigatejoe biden who helped Rudy Giuliani enters its fourth week. Invesigate joe biden in who helped Rudy Giuliani invesigatejoe biden in ukraine are arrested for violating plus, why living campaignfinance are arrested for violating a cashless life means you are one dead battery away Campaign Finance rules. From being thousands and the sheet of blank paper of pounds out of pocket. That won a japanese student top marks for her homework. Why . We will reveal all. The irish premier leo varadkar hello and welcome im Christian Fraser is sounding pretty in london, Michelle Fleury upbeat tonight that a brexit deal is in washington. Can be done, and maybe ahead of Boris Johnsons meeting with the irish premier even by next week. But then he has been leo varadkar this afternoon, saying its di